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Text Box: October 3-5—Columbus, Ohio is the setting for the 175th Annual Grand Assembly of Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters at the Holiday Inn East. Registration on Monday and Tuesday at 7:00 am. October 6-7—Dayton, Ohio will be the host city for the 188th Grand Convocation of the Grand Chapter R.A. M. of Ohio . All meetings and meals for delegates will be at the Dayton Masonic Temple. Headquarters Hotel will be the Holiday Inn Dayton Mall. Registration begins October 5th at 2:00 pm. October 7-9—Youngstown, Ohio—Holiday Inn Metroplex of Youngstown will be the meeting center for the 162nd Annual Conclave of Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Ohio. Registration begins at noon in the hotel lobby. October 15-16—Cleveland, Ohio at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel on the Public Square will be the site of the 195th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Registration begins on Thursday, October 14th at 2:00 pm.

Text Box: Treatment of patients 65 years of age and older. Knights Templar Eye Foundation is a partner with EyeCare American Seniors EyeCare Program, a public service foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Through this program, any eligible senior is referred to a nearby volunteer ophthalmologist for eye care at no out-of-pocket expense. The Seniors EyeCare Program (SEP) is designed for people who are US Citizens or legal residents and are 65 years of age or older, do not have eye care insurance through an HMO or the VA and have not seen an ophthalmologist in three or more years. Seniors may call the Seniors EyeCare Program toll-free helpline at 1-800-222-3937 which functions 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A special provision, waiving the three year limitation is part of the agreement through another toll-free administration number 1-877-887-6324. This is contingent on any surgery not having been schedule and the physician agrees to see the patient as a volunteer under the program. This is an opportunity for the foundation to obtain care for our age 65 and older patients, without having an outlay of funds from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation to the ophthalmologist. The foundation can still provide incidental hospital and anesthesiologist expenses related to surgery for those who qualify under our current guidelines. This can greatly extend the ability of the foundation to serve patients in need of assistance. Applicants must provide a copy of their birth Certificate. Legal residents must provide a “voided” copy of the Naturalization Certificate. All applications must be on original forms with original signatures. This article was written based on information in correspondence dated August 25, 2003 and November 24, 2003.

Text Box: Scioto Lodge #6 F. & A.M. and the Chillicothe York Rite Bodies host several banquets during each Masonic and York Rite year. It is our custom to invite widows to join us at these banquets, should you need transportation please do not hesitate to call the office at 774-3485 or contact any member of the Masonic Fraternity to ask for travel assistance. The lodge maintains a widows list and will automatically include each widow for future mailings when we experience the loss of a Brother, Companion and Sir Knight. If you, for any reason, wish to have your name removed from this list simply send the address label from any mailing to our return address and we will comply with your request.